Hit 145 tonight, felt like I could push it about 20 mph's more though, is this possible? It was an empty freeway, 3 am. I slowed as I approached a car. The car goes MAD fast, but the cabin rumbles.

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I doubt it would have gone much faster than that. Especially only with an exhaust. It's pretty scary going that fast anyway, I wouldn't want to try anything faster than that. Especially on stock tires!

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yeah... tried that when my TL is all stock, it was scary even though it can do 150+... I'll never do that again

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would it feel any better with better tires?

 

probably feel better with a roll crash/roll cage, 5pt belt, helmet, and fireproof overalls

150mph on an uncontrolled pubic road is scary stuff :-0

 

That is tiiight!! What freeway was it? I've been wanting to see what the limit was of my car.. I'm in San Jo as well.

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i must admit, the ride was pretty unstable, the highway was bare, and I slowed when I saw a car. I just reached 145 for a second and slowed, will tires make a difference for the stability? I'll probably not be doing that again for a while.

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It was 680 northbound at 3 in the morning. 1 or 2 cars. We should meet up sometime. email me.



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Dam 145!!! I think Tanner did 160mph before in 6th gear!!!

 

Dude, count me in

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My top speed so far was 143 mph here on Rt 280 in NJ at 4 a.m. My TL was pretty stable at that speed. BTW, my TL was all stock. It felt like it could probably do a little more (150+).

 

That's pretty cool. Especially for him living in Hawaii. If he did actually do this though, it probably wasn't in a TL. I thought we only had 5 gears??

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I got up to 120mph on rt 280 once, but it was daytime. This guy in a honda accord was right on my a$$ and when i switched to the center lane so he could pass he slowed down. When i got back in the left lane he was right behind me again, so i had to lose him!


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That's really freaky going that fast w/ stock wheels. Yes, wheels would help a lot for stability. Also, having intake and headers would make the ride more enjoyable due to the lovely sound the engine would make. But, i know when i go around 90mph on the freeway, my lateral mirrors make an annoying sound due to wind resistance...was that not a problem w/ you?

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I only had the car at that speed for a brief time, i wasnt cruising at that speed. No i generally dont hear much noise inside the car at high speeds either. I usually drive at 80mph consistantly (g/f about 45 mins away) and dont notice any noise from the mirrors.

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I've gotten up to 170 in my brother's 911. I wasn't driving of course. He's a sick puppy.

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I run up 135mph i was racing with 2000 M5 got kill(of corse).I faster speed i had been was 911(996)GT3 in Germany on those no speed limit h-way 335km/h(about 220mph).

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it was a photoshoped pic with TL dash going 160MPH in 6th gear Sport Shift



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It might have been your aero kit that contributed to the instability at speed. I know it might tweek some knobs in here, but those things can upset the handling at high speeds. They arent really designed for that type of speed.



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If your car was seriously unstable at that speed, I'd have to question the body kit. Before my '99 TL I had a '93 Accord SE (bone stock) that I took up to 123mph. It felt just like going 50mph, except stuff was coming up faster. ;-) Oh yeah, and it was *really loud*. An I4 revving at nearly 5000 RPM isn't exactly quiet.

 

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